Starting your own business is a big step and with all the hard work you put in, you’ll want to make sure that it is protected from any risk. Risk is a normal part of any business, no matter the size, but understanding the risks and knowing that you can protect yourself and your company […]
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YouTube and Snapchat: Better Late Than Never?
It’s refreshing to see a couple major players in the social media sphere attempt to make amends for their egregious mistakes, even if that atonement comes way, way later than it should have. The errors in question are Snapchat’s recent and massively unpopular redesign and YouTube’s algorithm allowing highly inappropriate videos into their app for […]
Apple’s Shazam Acquisition Under Review by the European Commission
Apple Music has been struggling to catch up with Spotify since the service first launched in 2015. Although their subscriber count increased by two million over the course of five weeks between February and March of this year, their 38 million subscribers look meager next to Spotify’s 71 million. So when Apple announced in December […]
PopSugar in Hot Water After Swiping Influencer Photos
Prior to a couple weeks ago, PopSugar seemed innocuous enough. Up until that point, the San Francisco-based media and technology company was known for their female-oriented fitness videos and lifestyle content and, more recently, for coming out with their own cosmetics line. But their reputation for helping women was tarnished on April 13 when a […]
The Ongoing Fight for Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission’s decision to repeal the 2015 Open Internet Order has been hotly contested in the months following. On December 14, 2017, despite the written pleas of millions to the contrary, the FCC voted 3-2 to end net neutrality protections as internet users across the nation watched live. Afterwards, members of Congress took […]
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Discusses How the Company is Cleaning Up
The fifth annual Lesbians Who Tech + Allies Summit took place from March 1-3 in San Francisco, featuring speakers like CNN commentator Sally Kohn and Uber Chief Brand Officer Bozoma Saint John. One highlight from the conference was Recode Executive Editor Kara Swisher’s interview with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. The two discussed, among other topics, […]